MS creates some real challenges to keep on moving. It helps to inspire each other on how to find ways to move.

Did you stretch in your bed, swing your arms, roll side to side today? Or perhaps you did housework? Or exercised in a pool? Tracked your count of steps? Chased your cat around the home? Pushed the wheelchair wheels with your arms at the store? Post them here and we can support and egg each other on.

02-01-2019, 11:14 AM

Sunshine

Today I swam 20 minutes, 603 yards. With nausea, dizziness, etc. It made it no worse, so....

02-01-2019, 06:17 PM

Virginia

Today I went to bank (just drive through), then to Costco where I had to walk, then to Harris Teeter, more walking, then to Fresh Market, more walking, then to K-Mart, more walking, then I stopped and got a hamburger to bring home (went in to get it), then I remembered that there were some things I just had to have from Walgreens so I went there, more walking. I came home and it took 3 trips to get everything in the house, more walking down the sidewalk.

I also took out the trash after I ate. I am tired, but glad it is done.

Walking was hard today. I was wobbly and off from where I have been.

02-02-2019, 01:43 AM

SuzE-Q

Virginia, that's a LOT of walking!

02-02-2019, 10:33 AM

Sunshine

Virginia, you showed real ambition for sure. Be careful, donít push it to the point of falling :) Great job though...

Also doing all the other stuff. Agate, too unstable when walking backwards, so I stopped that...not worth a possible fall.

Good work, Sunshine & Virginia!

02-02-2019, 05:37 PM

Virginia

Wonderful Sunshine. I was concerned when you had nausea.

SuzeQ, that is a tremendous amount of steps you are taking, plus everything else you do. Great!

Today, I paid for yesterday. I was so tired this morning I didn't really want to get up. I read all day.

02-02-2019, 08:04 PM

stillstANNding

Today I shopped at a big, crowded Whole Foods and a Trader Joe’s. At Trader Joe’s, we had to park 2 blocks away from the store. Super Bowl Fever is intense here. Worse than the shopping before a nor’easter. Lots of walking. Also stairs here and at MIL’s.

Sunshine, I hope the dizziness and nausea stops. Any chance it’s from your meds?
ANN

02-03-2019, 02:19 AM

Sunshine

You guys are just killing it :) NIce work Suze.
ANN: do you have a handicap placard, or were those spots full? This is the reason I go to grocery store at 7 am opening time, to get a close handicap spot and motorized cart (and to avoid flu)

Virginia, its okay to pay for it. Its an indicator that you should try to throttle back about 10% each day until you find the sweet spot of activity.

02-03-2019, 06:03 AM

stillstANNding

Sunshine, I no longer drive due to myoclonus. We don’t have a placard but everything was full anyway.